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Cameroon needs dialogue to avert useless, senseless civil war – Bishop

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“And this can only come through dialogue, some form of reconciliation, some form of discussion that will bring all the warring parties to save this country from what we call a useless and senseless civil war,”

South Sudanese women demand representation on peace talks

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South Sudan’s women activists have called for an end to conflict in the country, as delegates hold a forum in in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa in an attempt to jump-start a peace process.

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on fighting corruption

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Nigeria's former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said she will not stay silent over corruption. Read and watch more of her statement here http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-44161967/nigeria-s-ngozi-okonjo-...

Kenyan investigators to question more than 40 people over 'massive theft'

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Domestic media reports said 10 billion shillings ($100 million) had been stolen through fictitious invoices, and multiple payments on one supplier invoice, at the NYS.

the surge in sexual attacks on children in Somalia

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“In the last three months alone, we have documented about 100 rape cases including 26 children, some as young as four, in Mogadishu,” says Amina Arale, executive director of the Somali Women Development Centre.

Burundi votes in referendum over president's 2034 'power grab'

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"Opposition politicians in Burundi have urged voters to peacefully resist an effort by authorities to “steal power” in a referendum that some fear could spark widespread violence."

Ghana's speaker vows 'to resign if MPs introduce gay bill'

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"Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Aaron Mike Oquaye says he will resign if lawmakers introduce a bill to legalise homosexuality in the country." Read more here https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/africa/Ghana-speaker-to-resign-if-...

Burundi to suspend operations of VOA , BBC ahead of May 17 Referendum

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"Burundi on Friday announced broadcast bans on two international networks. The measure which takes off on Monday May 7 affects the Voice of America (VOA) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)." Read more from the link below

http://www.africanews.com/2018/05/04/burundi-suspends-operations-of-voa-...

Death Penalty For Teen Bride Who Killed Husband During Rape

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"Noura Hussein was forced into marriage at age 16 by her family. She escaped the marriage and fled to live with her aunt, where she remained for three years before she was tricked by her family into returning home. She was then forced to return to her husband, who recruited his family members to hold Hussein down while he raped her." Read more from the link below

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/5/11/headlines/sudan_death_penalty_for...

South Africa mourns Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

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"It’s easy to condemn in hindsight regimes such as Apartheid. We have forgotten what it actually takes to overthrow such tyranny when the legal and moral force of a sovereign state was on the side of white supremacy. Columnists did not cut it. Activists could not have done it. Peaceful protest did not do it. Sports boycotts, books, badges and car boot sales did not do it. It took revolutionaries, pure and simple. People willing to break the law, to kill and be killed. It took women such as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Gender summit urges greater women’s role in climate change adaptation

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"We must deliberately create stronger support for women’s political activism and a broader space for women’s civil society voices so that our efforts combine to target those who truly need change most."

To read more of this Women's Day statement from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, click here

Africa: Time is Now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women's Lives

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During the Gender Summit 14 Africa, Prof.